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Global Market – Third Storm

Last week, we have discussed US Fed monitory policy as hawkish and precises. US Fed have raised median target for 2023 @ 4.6%. Global market witness sell-off across the assets class reacting to tight monitory policy.

Today we will discuss third storm in last two and half years. RBI Governor Shashikant Das in an opening statement while announcing RBI MPC decision today refer to the term third storm. Frist being COVID-19 pandemic and second being Russia-Ukraine crisis and now the 3rd storm which is tight monitory policy by US Fed.

RBI Governor very well-articulated this crisis which will not only impact emerging market equity and emerging market currency, but also other developed countries from Europe which is currently facing high inflation problem.

In our column, we have many times discussed subject like “Double Whammy” equals to high inflation + high interest rate and another subject like “Europe – Epicenter of next financial crisis?”.  The way we understand third storm as a mixture of “Double Whammy” & “Europe – Epicenter of next financial crisis”.

Dollar Index is a reference point of Risk-On / Risk-Off indicator.

In case of economic turmoil, inflation concern or US Fed increase rate to historic high will trigger plight of currency to safe assets that is US bond market.    

In case of economic stability and expansionist monitory policy, money will flow to high beta currency, bonds and equity market where there strong possibility of high return. 

Equichain Wealth Advisors: Market View & Opinion

We believe, when RBI governor highlight something and that too in the opening statement of RBI MPC policy meeting outcome and draws the reference of its impact on our monitory policy.  In simple terms, it says how the world in connected to US Fed policy.

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